Stress or depression,do you know the difference ?

I agree with you on that. But not on everything. A lot of people handle stress and depression differently. I had a lot of stress at a young age, peer pressure and yes bullying, you name it, been there done it all. I guess I reacted differently to fix it. I'm not saying that my methods may work for everyone but it did for me. I am almost totally against any form of medication. I can't handle anything synthetic and unnatural, I think it only worsens any condition at some point. And yes depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain that hinders us to act normal. While stress and depression are two different things, there's that thin line between them that just might trigger depression at some point. I have this other condition that one may call adrenalin rush, whenever I'm in a state of stress or panic, it comes right out like I was on steroids. Somehow it enables me to heal wounds faster, stay awake, stronger, faster and drive me further in any endeavor. Actually that makes me some kind of a freak. hehehe.

i think i do know... that when you are depressed, you would really feel sad, and perhaps stressed as well and you would feel worried about nothing at all, too... if you are stressed, then it can be destressed by going on activities, by taking a breather, by doing some things you enjoy... unlike when suffering from depression you could be withdrawing from the things that make you happy.

I sort of agree in some ways, as I am a depression sufferer and have been since a small child, although there are reasons for the depression as opposed to it being a chemical imbalance. However, I do feel that causative depression can create a chemical imbalance that can remain in the brain. For me, it all began with stress due to various childhood happenings, and I have always been prone to stress, but sometimes in my life the stress has mounted up so very high that in compensation, my brain has tipped over into depression...sometimes a very bleak, dark, black depression where I can do no more than sit and stare at the wall...all else is absolutely impossible. The one thing I've found which has helped ease my depression off, and I hardly ever suffer from it now, has been to have counselling with a highly trained psychotherapist (this was some years ago) who really was an enormous help in assisting me to understand why I am like I am and uncover many buried issues inside of my mind that were causing these dark places I'd go to. I have done quite a lot of voluntary work with depressed people and generally found that if given the right kind of space, the right length of time and the right kind of gentle encouragement, eventually a root cause can be found for depression which has previously been diagnosed as clinical, as the medical profession operate from the physical aspects of illness rather than the emotional side - plus, they rarely have the time to spend listening to a depressed person who could take months and months to get to the root of what's causing their illness. I have been prescribed anti depressants and tranquilisers for stress many times in my life, but the anti depressants have rarely worked - they haven't even served to stabilise me, although tranquilisers have eased my stress levels, but not cured the problem. The only 'cure' I've ever been able to find, and it's learning how to self-manage rather than being a cure, was through psychotherapy/counselling. I hope you are able to cope with your depression, as it truly is an awful thing to go through.

Yes, I do know the difference. Stress can be so hard to define, It's meaning is so broad but one thin is for sure It usually happens we feel pressured. You are right when you said that Depression is a chemical imbalance in our brain. Sometimes Stress can lead to Depression.

Whether a stressful event itself can actually cause a person to become depressed is not fully known. There are times when we all must struggle with very painful situations in our lives. More times than not these changes do not result in a person becoming clinically depressed. In fact, sometimes people become depressed even when there is little or no stress in their lives and everything seems to be going very well. And, no single stressful event will cause depression to develop in every person. The same type of stressor may lead to depression in one person, but not another.